I want to rate Red Hot a 4 or a 5 but they've never really bounced back post-pandemic. This was for many years one of the more reliable Chinese restaurants in the neighborhood. During the height of the pandemic they were a lifeline, but as things returned to normal in the neighborhood, they never really got back to normal. It's purely a takeout business now. There's no indoor dining. Pickup at the restaurant is through sheets of plastic. Etc.This is speculation, but maybe the lack of customer interaction has hurt the quality of the food. Portions seem skimpier, and if you order a meat dish like pepper beef... there seems to be much less beef than before. They're no longer my goto neighborhood Chinese spot.My hope is that they fully reopen again. My experience with other neighborhood restaurants that followed this pattern is that on reopening, regular interaction with customers helps increase quality overall. I hope Red Hot is restored to its former self and will be rooting for it, but until then I'll be looking further afield.
Jamie Andersen
Watch out this place has a c rating and has horrible health violations! DO NOT ORDER! We were oblivious to this travesty for many months!
Olia Q Zhang
I got two vegetarian lunch special - general tso’s chicken and fish w black bean sauce. They are really well-seasoned and the vegetables are fresh.The veggie chicken is a bit on the hard side, but the veggie fish is very tender. I ordered and picked up after 10min.
Emma Kaplan-Lewis
Delicious food and quick delivery. I’ve been ordering from here for 30 years!
Jack Avneri
This was my favorite Chinese Takeout restaurant for years. But no more.I don't know if the restaurant changed hands or simply changed the chef, but noting I ordered was good or tasty like the many previous meals I enjoyed.The soup was watery, the shredded beef.. "where is the beef" the string beans were tasteless, and missing from the order were the ever-included Chinese noodles. Sorry to say Goodbye Red Hot Chili.
K J
Website claims to have dine-in and it does not. Wasted my time driving out there because their information is not accurate.As covid fades in our periphery, I am not sure why establishments aren't allowing for indoor dining. Time to catch up with the rest.
Black Guard
See NYC Dept of Health inspection results online at NYC.gov. 9/6/22: SHUT DOWN by DOH with a whopping 79 inspection points. Reopened 9/9/22 with a Grade Pending 20 points. Why gamble?
Fred Raphael
Always Hot Fresh and delicious , the wonton soup and Fried rice are a cut above and everything is taste great and is not greasy. Fast delivery and chill place to eat in… great neighborhood spot for many years with very nicePeople who work there
Peyton Bristol
Food is always super quick, and solid. I’ve had a wide variety of items and enjoyed them all! My go to Chinese takeout spot in the neighborhood :)
Used to be better... But it's still delicious just not what it use to be
Ashley Gerace
Delivery guy made me come to him and was more concerned that the cable company to the right of my place was closedOrdered an egg roll and curry chicken.Terrible..The egg roll was very dry was over cooked no filling inside and the curry chicken was curry paste mixed on boiled chicken onions peas and carrots it was bland and dry what a scam Wasted 15.00 on garbage never again
ChosenOne0518
Food did not meet my expectations; egg roll was over cooked ( too hard). Lo mein tasted like noodles in a load of soy sauce. Fairly priced menu.
Anna Herman
I ordered the vegetable Shanghai wontons and the string beans with fried tofu in black bean sauce and they were both delicious. They were spicy and very flavorful as well. I was impressed by this restaurant's vegetarian selection, and happy to see that the quality of the items was high as well.
MJ Kwan
This place has super fast delivery, great vegetarian options & satisfying food.
I want to rate Red Hot a 4 or a 5 but they've never really bounced back post-pandemic. This was for many years one of the more reliable Chinese restaurants in the neighborhood. During the height of the pandemic they were a lifeline, but as things returned to normal in the neighborhood, they never really got back to normal. It's purely a takeout business now. There's no indoor dining. Pickup at the restaurant is through sheets of plastic. Etc.This is speculation, but maybe the lack of customer interaction has hurt the quality of the food. Portions seem skimpier, and if you order a meat dish like pepper beef... there seems to be much less beef than before. They're no longer my goto neighborhood Chinese spot.My hope is that they fully reopen again. My experience with other neighborhood restaurants that followed this pattern is that on reopening, regular interaction with customers helps increase quality overall. I hope Red Hot is restored to its former self and will be rooting for it, but until then I'll be looking further afield.
Watch out this place has a c rating and has horrible health violations! DO NOT ORDER! We were oblivious to this travesty for many months!
I got two vegetarian lunch special - general tso’s chicken and fish w black bean sauce. They are really well-seasoned and the vegetables are fresh.The veggie chicken is a bit on the hard side, but the veggie fish is very tender. I ordered and picked up after 10min.
Delicious food and quick delivery. I’ve been ordering from here for 30 years!
This was my favorite Chinese Takeout restaurant for years. But no more.I don't know if the restaurant changed hands or simply changed the chef, but noting I ordered was good or tasty like the many previous meals I enjoyed.The soup was watery, the shredded beef.. "where is the beef" the string beans were tasteless, and missing from the order were the ever-included Chinese noodles. Sorry to say Goodbye Red Hot Chili.
Website claims to have dine-in and it does not. Wasted my time driving out there because their information is not accurate.As covid fades in our periphery, I am not sure why establishments aren't allowing for indoor dining. Time to catch up with the rest.
See NYC Dept of Health inspection results online at NYC.gov. 9/6/22: SHUT DOWN by DOH with a whopping 79 inspection points. Reopened 9/9/22 with a Grade Pending 20 points. Why gamble?
Always Hot Fresh and delicious , the wonton soup and Fried rice are a cut above and everything is taste great and is not greasy. Fast delivery and chill place to eat in… great neighborhood spot for many years with very nicePeople who work there
Food is always super quick, and solid. I’ve had a wide variety of items and enjoyed them all! My go to Chinese takeout spot in the neighborhood :)
Great food I loved this place since the 90’s.
Restaurantji Recommends
Used to be better... But it's still delicious just not what it use to be
Delivery guy made me come to him and was more concerned that the cable company to the right of my place was closedOrdered an egg roll and curry chicken.Terrible..The egg roll was very dry was over cooked no filling inside and the curry chicken was curry paste mixed on boiled chicken onions peas and carrots it was bland and dry what a scam Wasted 15.00 on garbage never again
Food did not meet my expectations; egg roll was over cooked ( too hard). Lo mein tasted like noodles in a load of soy sauce. Fairly priced menu.
I ordered the vegetable Shanghai wontons and the string beans with fried tofu in black bean sauce and they were both delicious. They were spicy and very flavorful as well. I was impressed by this restaurant's vegetarian selection, and happy to see that the quality of the items was high as well.
This place has super fast delivery, great vegetarian options & satisfying food.
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